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This guidance applies to businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) importing or moving HRFNAO from the EU. Imports from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland should follow this guidance.

It also applies to goods imported for commercial purposes by post or courier. Contact your post or courier service to find out if they offer an import service for commercial imports and for more information about the process.

HRFNAO 颈苍肠濒耻诲别蝉:听

• food and feed of non-animal origin (FNAO) with known or emerging risks to public health 听
• unauthorised genetically modified rice in rice products originating from China

Unless the goods are from Ireland:

• all HRFNAO must enter Great Britain through a point of entry that has the relevant border control post (BCP)
• there are checks at the border on all HRFNAO imported from the EU

Goods moving directly from the Republic of Ireland must enter England or Scotland through a point of entry with a relevant BCP, or through Heysham. Goods from Ireland can enter Wales through any named point of entry.

There are separate rules for qualifying Northern Ireland goods.

If HRFNAO has been imported to the EU and then processed, it is no longer considered high risk. You should follow specific import guidance for the commodity.

You need to follow different guidance if you鈥檙e importing:

• HRFNAO from non-EU countries
• animal by-products (ABP) from the EU
• food and drink that are products of animal origin (POAO) from the EU
• composite products from the EU

Check what documents you need

You need a laboratory report and a health certificate (also called an 鈥榦fficial certificate鈥�) if you import the following HRFNAO:听听听

• rice products from China listed in
• products listed in
• Chernobyl affected products listed in

All HRFNAO imports must be accompanied by commercial documents.

Laboratory reports

Full laboratory analyses must be provided for HRFNAO products to screen for various contaminants. The screening process and what to screen for depends on your product.

Laboratory analyses must be dated no more than 6 months before the health certificate for your product. They must be accompanied by a declaration from the competent authority where the sample was tested.

Health certificates

These are also referred to as 鈥榦fficial certificates鈥�.

The EU exporter must:

• apply for the export health certificate (EHC) in their own country 鈥� competent authorities should use听model health certificates听to create versions that exporters 听can apply for
• give you an electronic copy to upload to the import of products, animals, food and feed system (IPAFFS)

Health certificates specify on them how long they are valid for. Most health certificates are valid for 4 months from the date of issue but no longer than 6 months from the date of the results of the last laboratory analysis.

The original certificate (not a copy) must travel with the consignment.

Commercial documents

You must upload any accompanying documents to your IPAFFS notification. These could be:听

• an invoice
• the packing list
• the bill of lading or airway bill

The document must travel with the consignment.

Notify authorities in Great Britain

You must submit an import notification on IPAFFS to notify authorities in Great Britain about all imports of HRFNAO from the EU. This is also known as a common health entry document (CHED).

You must do this at least one working day before the HRFNAO is expected to arrive at the point of entry.

You鈥檒l get a notification reference number when you submit your import notification. The format of this number will be CHEDD.GB.YYYY.XXXXXXX.

Add information about the business you鈥檙e importing from

You need to add information to听IPAFFS听about the business you鈥檙e importing from, if the consignment is coming from:

• Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, San Marino, the Faroe Islands or Greenland

Follow these steps to add the business:

1. Sign in or register to use听IPAFFS.
2. On the 鈥楾raders addresses鈥� page, select 鈥楢dd a place of origin鈥�, then select 鈥楥reate a new place of origin鈥�.
3. In the 鈥楶lace of origin name鈥� field, enter the full name of the exporting business.
4. In the 鈥楶lace of origin鈥� fields, enter the full address, telephone number, country and email address for the business.
5. Save these details. Details will be saved to your address book so that you can use them again.
6. Add the approved business to your notification.

Importing products made of more than one commodity type听

If you are importing a product that contains different commodity types with different import requirements, you need to submit separate import notifications on IPAFFS for each commodity type. Commodity types include HRFNAO, plant products and animal products 听

For example, if your product contains HRFNAO and animal products, you need to:听听

• submit a CHED.D for the HRFNAO听
• submit a CHED.P for the animal product 听

You should include both CHED reference numbers in the commercial documentation uploaded to each import notification. For example, you need to:听

• add the CHED.P reference number to the commercial documentation on the CHED.D notification.听
• add the CHED.D reference number to the commercial documentation on the CHED.P听

For all types of鈥�CHED, the reference number should be entered in the field labelled 鈥榙ata element鈥�(DE) 2/3鈥� on the Customs Declaration Service (CDS). You should write the CHED reference number in the following format on your customs declaration - GBCHDyyyy.nnnnnnn. For example, the product containing HRFNAO and animal products听 would be declared using:听听

• document code C678 for the CHED-D, followed by the CHED reference number听听听
• document code N853 for the CHED-P, followed by the CHED reference number听

If any CHED reference numbers are missing, your products may be held until this is resolved. Find more guidance on how to enter data into听CDS

If you need help with import notifications

If you need technical help with听IPAFFS, call听the Animal and Plant Health Authority (APHA) helpline on 03300 416 999 or email [email protected].

If you need help completing import notifications, email the Food Standards Agency (FSA) at [email protected].

Moving听HRFNAO听from Northern Ireland to Great Britain

You can move听HRFNAO听from Northern Ireland to Great Britain if they鈥檙e听qualifying Northern Ireland goods.

Find out if your consignment needs sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks听

If you鈥檙e importing HRFNAO from the EU to Great Britain, you must present the consignment at the relevant BCP if it is called for SPS checks.听听

If you鈥檙e importing the goods through an airport, the authorities will carry out any necessary checks before they release the consignment for collection by your transporter.听听

If you鈥檙e importing the goods through a port, the way to find out if your consignment needs SPS checks will depend on whether your transporter is using the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) to clear customs.听听

If your transporter is using GVMS, they should use the听 to find out what they need to do.听听

If your transporter is not using GVMS, IPAFFS will provide an initial risk assessment telling you if your consignment needs SPS checks when you submit your import notification. If your consignment does need checks, you鈥檒l also receive a text and email message 2 hours before your transporter鈥檚 estimated time of arrival in Great Britain. The message will confirm what you need to do.听听

If IPAFFS tells you your consignment has not been selected for SPS checks, you should still check for messages until your consignment has cleared the port, because the authorities may still call you for checks based on their final risk assessment.听

Find out what happens at BCPs.

If you need help

Contact听the FSA if you鈥檙e not sure about anything in this guide, email [email protected].

If you need help with your customs declaration

Contact HMRC for help.